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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 222SUBSURFACE AREA DRIP DISPERSAL SYSTEMS
SUBCHAPTER CSITING REQUIREMENTS AND EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
RULE §222.77Protection of Groundwater

(a) A subsurface area drip dispersal system shall not pollute groundwater quality.

(b) If groundwater is present beneath the site of a proposed subsurface area drip dispersal system, the executive director may require that the baseline quality of the groundwater be documented by:

  (1) sampling the quality of the first occurrence of groundwater on site for a minimum of two sample events at least 30 days apart; or

  (2) an alternative method submitted by the applicant and approved by the executive director.

(c) The executive director may impose continuing groundwater monitoring at a particular subsurface area drip dispersal system site.


Source Note: The provisions of this §222.77 adopted to be effective July 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 5308

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